Carrying a swiss army knife in the car
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I seem to have stumbled into the Texan forum by mistake. 
Seriously, I can imagine it's a bit of a pain for law-abiding folks to have to be careful carrying legal knives and guns around, but when you get on a late night tube back from the pub and you're surrounded by drunken youths, it makes me feel a little bit more secure to know that they may be less likely to be tooled up to stab me.
Seriously, I can imagine it's a bit of a pain for law-abiding folks to have to be careful carrying legal knives and guns around, but when you get on a late night tube back from the pub and you're surrounded by drunken youths, it makes me feel a little bit more secure to know that they may be less likely to be tooled up to stab me.
oyster said:
I seem to have stumbled into the Texan forum by mistake.
Seriously, I can imagine it's a bit of a pain for law-abiding folks to have to be careful carrying legal knives and guns around, but when you get on a late night tube back from the pub and you're surrounded by drunken youths, it makes me feel a little bit more secure to know that they may be less likely to be tooled up to stab me.
Seriously, I can imagine it's a bit of a pain for law-abiding folks to have to be careful carrying legal knives and guns around, but when you get on a late night tube back from the pub and you're surrounded by drunken youths, it makes me feel a little bit more secure to know that they may be less likely to be tooled up to stab me.
You really think it makes a difference to them?
Aretnap said:
Your car isn't a place, it's an object. Depending on where your car is, you and the knife may or may not be in a public place - same as if it was in your pocket or your bag.
So what you are saying is if you want to carry a huge arsenel of swords and knives, you need to buy a motorhome? Or is your home now also an object?
Ok, well it appears, after all that, that the longest blade on my knife is only 2.75"... what was it women often say about blokes overestimating size?
Whilst it doesnt lock per se (ie, you dont need to release a catch to fold it back in), it does snap into position presumably with a spring and cam inside. I presume this is all legal?
In light of some of the other comments, I will carry it in the bottom of the toolkit bag in the boot of the car, rather than the cubby box - this would, I hope, make a far more robust defence case of "handy tool" not "readily available weapon" should I ever get stopped and searched by a jobsworth-type BiB?
thanks,
matt
Whilst it doesnt lock per se (ie, you dont need to release a catch to fold it back in), it does snap into position presumably with a spring and cam inside. I presume this is all legal?
In light of some of the other comments, I will carry it in the bottom of the toolkit bag in the boot of the car, rather than the cubby box - this would, I hope, make a far more robust defence case of "handy tool" not "readily available weapon" should I ever get stopped and searched by a jobsworth-type BiB?
thanks,
matt
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